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Quartermaster Seaman Yair Moncada Arteaga uses an alidade to determine bearing of a navigational marker aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), Jan. 6, 2026. Fitzgerald returns to its homeport of Naval Base San Diego following operations in the U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Cyrus Roson)